TKD Tigerclaw Runs a 5K!!

Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful day when people get together with their family and friends, great food, and lots of fun times. This year, three members of TKD Tigerclaw ran in the Greater Derry Track Club's 42nd Annual Turkey Trot 5K Road Race. This charity race raises money (and food donations) for food pantries in the towns surrounding Derry, NH. It was a great day, with some unseasonably warm weather, to run the 3.1 miles around Beaver Lake.

Bob and Janice Knepp (1st Grade Red Belts) participate this race every year with their family. Master Lee Lemoine (5th degree black belt) ran his first 5K. It was a fun race with great people and a great atmosphere. TKD Tigerclaw is very proud of them for running in the race and encourage everyone to participate in these events year round. 

TKD Tigerclaw competes at MSTKD 1st Annual Food Fight

On November 21, 2015, students and black belts from TKD Tigerclaw competed in the 1st Annual Manchester School of Tae Kwon Do (MSTKD) Food Fight. The event was held at Trinity High School in Manchester, NH. To enter this tournament, competitors donated food for the Food Pantry and the Soup Kitchen at the New Horizons Shelter in Manchester, NH. The tournament had the same competition events as the MSTKD Open: Kata, Weapons, Breaking and Sparring. 

Congratulations to all of the members of TKD Tigerclaw who participated in the first MSTKD Food Fight on Saturday November 5th! And thanks to Karen Handley for this great photo of Cole and Richard!

These people participated as competitors, judges or both: Cole Corleto, Richard Holmes, Bob Knepp, Janice Knepp, Ben Quimpo, Fred Quimpo, Bobby Roussel, Karen Handley, Meghan Howe, Lee Lemoine, Keith MacFadgen, Shane Sloan and Sandy Bucknam, and Jim Edmonds came to support us.

This group combined for (at least) 17 top-three finishes, and every single one who competed won at least one ribbon. That included Ben, Bobby and Richard, who all competed in their first tournament! Way to go, everyone!